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mitt romney converted a planned campaign rally into a relief event in ohio. watch. >> we have heavy hearts, as you know, with all the suffering going on in a major part of our country. hurting this morning. they were hurting last night, and the storm goes on. i've had the chance to speak with some of the governors in the affected areas, and they've talked about a lot of people having hard times. and i appreciate the fact that people right here in dayton got up this morning, some went to the grocery store, i so e, and purchased some things that these families will need and i appreciate your generosity. >> president obama, who canceled campaign events a to the start of the week to return to washington made an unannounced visit to the american red cross headquarters today, and will visit a disaster area tomorrow. let's go to our white house correspondent, dan lothian. dan, tell us what's going on. >> and that disaster area that you're talking about, wolf, the president will be going to new jersey tomorrow, to tour the damage up close and personal, along with tha
mitt romney converted a planned campaign rally into a relief event in ohio. watch. >> we have heavy hearts, as you know, with all the suffering going on in a major part of our country. hurting this morning. they were hurting last night, and the storm goes on. i've had the chance to speak with some of the governors in the affected areas, and they've talked about a lot of people having hard times. and i appreciate the fact that people right here in dayton got up this morning, some went to...
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, not mid romney. host: talk to us. guest: western north carolina is a fairly conservative area. asheville is a liberal pocket within western north carolina. it is true that the website for the graham association had listed more medicine as a cult until recently, until they had kind words for mitt romney and they took that off their website. make about what you will. host: our next call comes from edwin in new bern, n.c., on our line for republicans. caller: i am glad to see you on the air but my thing is -- in this election has been more nuclear polarized and i voted for barack obama the first time but he will not get my vote the second time. he does not have a plan for this country. if we continue to go in the direction we are going, things will not be corrected. rather than attacking the person, he waits until almost the last 10 days to insult our intelligence to have a booklet of all of his plants which are just a rehash plans of the last four years. i was proud to go to the voting booth early. we
, not mid romney. host: talk to us. guest: western north carolina is a fairly conservative area. asheville is a liberal pocket within western north carolina. it is true that the website for the graham association had listed more medicine as a cult until recently, until they had kind words for mitt romney and they took that off their website. make about what you will. host: our next call comes from edwin in new bern, n.c., on our line for republicans. caller: i am glad to see you on the air but...
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how can we have a country like that? >> bill: you can't. by the way, you would have some idiot governors right like there were idiot governors who refused to take stimulus money. >> like the one down in louisiana. >> bill: that's the guy i was talking about. bobby jindal. there are governors that refuse to take high-speed rail money right. >> caller: that's unbelievable because in europe, you don't have to fly everywhere. it would advance the country. i don't understand the retch can thinking. >> bill: i think sandy really proves that this republican thinking is not good for our country. it doesn't fit the needs of americans and it just shows how shallow and wrong mitt romney's whole philosophy is. just think about hurricane sandy. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." stages of a plan they hatched back probably at reagan's time or before that when they've had successful democracy depended on an informed electorate. our country's future depends on you. to help you make informed decisions, watch current tv's politically direct lineup.
how can we have a country like that? >> bill: you can't. by the way, you would have some idiot governors right like there were idiot governors who refused to take stimulus money. >> like the one down in louisiana. >> bill: that's the guy i was talking about. bobby jindal. there are governors that refuse to take high-speed rail money right. >> caller: that's unbelievable because in europe, you don't have to fly everywhere. it would advance the country. i don't understand...
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tomorrow mitt romney comes to florida, he's got three stops, one of them is in tampa. jon: seems like it's rare this a hurricane that causes destruction in this country doesn't visit florida, but hurricane sandy really didn't do much to that state. you've got early voting underway, no problems right now, as far as weather goes, right? >> no problems as far as weather, but early voting which began last saturday and will end this coming saturday, huge wait times, long waits. people are not complaining, there are no problems but i just checked the miami-dade elections website. some of their sites have three-hour wait times. people are waiting to line for three hours to vote early. the weather down here is great today. jon: why the interest? i'm just curious, why not if you've got a three-hour wait why not come back on election day or something like this and cast your ballot then? >> yeah, that is a good point. people, especially democrats, more than republicans, the statistics bear that out, republicans prefer to vote by mail or absentee, democrats prefer early voting, an
tomorrow mitt romney comes to florida, he's got three stops, one of them is in tampa. jon: seems like it's rare this a hurricane that causes destruction in this country doesn't visit florida, but hurricane sandy really didn't do much to that state. you've got early voting underway, no problems right now, as far as weather goes, right? >> no problems as far as weather, but early voting which began last saturday and will end this coming saturday, huge wait times, long waits. people are not...
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we're down to tamp where governor romney takes to the stage. he has been off the campaign trail due to hurricane sandy. let's take a listen. >> we're going through trauma in a major part of the country, the kind of trauma you experienced here in florida more than once and it is interesting to see how people come together in a circumstance like this. we have seen folks from all over the country step forward and offer contributions. you see up on our screens a way to give to the red cross. people are doing that all over america, fathering their -- gathering their support in any way they can to help people subjected to this tragedy. please, if you have an extra dollar or two send them along and keep the people who have been in harm's way who have been damaged either personally or threw their property, keep them in your thoughts and prayers. we, we love all of our fellow citizens. we come together at times like this and we want to make sure they have a speedy and quick recovery from their financial and in many cases personal loss. [applause] now pe
we're down to tamp where governor romney takes to the stage. he has been off the campaign trail due to hurricane sandy. let's take a listen. >> we're going through trauma in a major part of the country, the kind of trauma you experienced here in florida more than once and it is interesting to see how people come together in a circumstance like this. we have seen folks from all over the country step forward and offer contributions. you see up on our screens a way to give to the red cross....
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the romney camp says absolutely not. it's a sign that the race is closing all over the country. at this point having the 74th rally in ohio isn't going to move a lot of voters. having the first rally in pennsylvania in months could move voters. in terms of bang for the buck they think they have more impact in pennsylvania. look, in the end, somebody is spinning, somebody isn't, we'll find out on tuesday who is bluffing and who isn't. martha: that's why we are keeping notes and conversations we are having with people to see who turns out to be right because it so intensely vote. i wanted to ask you about the undecided vote. when you look at the numbers it looks like independent voters, at least, have been trending toward romney, at least in the fox news poll, and you think about those late breakers, which tend to go for the nonincumbent in these races, and it's really at orders i odds in what we're seeing with the overall likely voter polls. you wonder what it is going to turn out being true about this. >> the romney camp thinks it's a big deal. they say that registration is so c
the romney camp says absolutely not. it's a sign that the race is closing all over the country. at this point having the 74th rally in ohio isn't going to move a lot of voters. having the first rally in pennsylvania in months could move voters. in terms of bang for the buck they think they have more impact in pennsylvania. look, in the end, somebody is spinning, somebody isn't, we'll find out on tuesday who is bluffing and who isn't. martha: that's why we are keeping notes and conversations we...
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. >>> meantime, romney says he will not be campaigning today either. however, he will be holding a storm relief event in ohio where he will be joined eed by race driver richard petty and country sing singer. >>> massachusetts candidates brown and warren announced they would not attend a scheduled debate. they both say that efforts should be focused on disaster relief. >> appreciate it, zoraida. dan lothian, i want to talk to you about what zoraida was just talking about. many people, including those campaigning, say we're going to put the campaign on hold as we focus on disaster relief. what can you tell us about that? >> the campaign itself is not on hold but the president's travel plans have been put on pause, not only yesterday but today as well. i did reach out to a campaign official who told me that it's still up in the air. they have not nailed down whether the president, in fact, will head become out on the campaign trail. as you know, the president all this week, into the big push into election day this stops planned in all of these key battleg
. >>> meantime, romney says he will not be campaigning today either. however, he will be holding a storm relief event in ohio where he will be joined eed by race driver richard petty and country sing singer. >>> massachusetts candidates brown and warren announced they would not attend a scheduled debate. they both say that efforts should be focused on disaster relief. >> appreciate it, zoraida. dan lothian, i want to talk to you about what zoraida was just talking about....
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the romney campaign loaded supplies on the bus in virginia to prepare to deliver them to local storm centers after the storm hits. >> i know right now some people in the country are nervous about the storm to hit the coast. i thought those are the people our prayers are the people in harm's way. >> reporter: safety. >> fact is, keeping people alive first. >> reporter: will the storm impact the race? >> well, i hope it's not going to affect the voters by election day. >> reporter: it could. in virginia where there's a virtual tie, voters who may be affected by the storm can now vote absentee in person. while storm preparations have been going on, so has the campaign. the president reminded voters a fee went up while romney was the governor of massachusetts. >> he raised fees to get a birth certificate which would have been expensive for me. >> reporter: afterwards, he made a stop at a common's man's spot. >> to america. doesn't matter what party. >> and already this once in a lifetime storm has significantly affected the campaign. with romney and obamacacan sellg 18 events. and presid
the romney campaign loaded supplies on the bus in virginia to prepare to deliver them to local storm centers after the storm hits. >> i know right now some people in the country are nervous about the storm to hit the coast. i thought those are the people our prayers are the people in harm's way. >> reporter: safety. >> fact is, keeping people alive first. >> reporter: will the storm impact the race? >> well, i hope it's not going to affect the voters by election...
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president obama and mitt romney crisscross the country, hitting key battleground states. but will sandy put a damper on their campaigning? >>> and he's bringing sorry back. just a week after he said i do, justin timberlake is saying "i apologize" to his fans. we'll tell you why. today is saturday, october 27th, 2012. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and andrea canning. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm andrea canning. so happy to be here. thank you for having me. >> great to have you. you brought your umbrella, boots and maybe a boat. >> it's a big weekend. i love how you tell me you'll be living on granola bars the next few days. >> i'm in the middle of it. they say stock up on supplies. this could be a bad one. all eyes on this storm. >> all eyes on tropical storm sandy this morning as it slowly makes its way up the east coast. >> it was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. right now it's packing top sustained winds of about 70 miles per hour, j
president obama and mitt romney crisscross the country, hitting key battleground states. but will sandy put a damper on their campaigning? >>> and he's bringing sorry back. just a week after he said i do, justin timberlake is saying "i apologize" to his fans. we'll tell you why. today is saturday, october 27th, 2012. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and andrea canning. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning....
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>> i believe that mitt romney will be the next president but if president obama is reelected, i will work with them and i will work to move the ball down the field economically for the state and our country. if the voters of the state of ohio go in that direction, they don't want a rubber-stamp, the votes for his party 98% of the time. >> i think if this happens, people sitting back and say, sharon brown -- sherrod brown is his own guy. he fights for his district and i would guess -- it could be a mixed message. but of course i'd work with mitt romney. i can recite a dozen cases we have made this way. >> the coin toss -- i think i got this right, mr. mandel? >> i was inspired to join the marine corps by my grandparents. one of my grandfathers was liberated by allied troops and the other served in the air force. we can debate like this and we can disagree but when the debate is over. we will shake hands. there will not be any punches thrown or shots fired, nobody will be in jail. but in places throughout the world, that is what happens. the rock the world, people who disagree from dif
>> i believe that mitt romney will be the next president but if president obama is reelected, i will work with them and i will work to move the ball down the field economically for the state and our country. if the voters of the state of ohio go in that direction, they don't want a rubber-stamp, the votes for his party 98% of the time. >> i think if this happens, people sitting back and say, sharon brown -- sherrod brown is his own guy. he fights for his district and i would guess...
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of mitt romney talking him up for president of the united states. i know he and the president off the campaign trail today, although we hear that perhaps he's going to -- mr. romney may do some storm-related events. is there any possibility that governor romney may go to new jersey to tour some of the damage with you? >> i have no idea, nor am i the least bit concerned or interested. i've got a job to do here in new jersey that's much bigger than presidential politics and i could care less about any of that stuff. i have a job to do. i've got 2.4 million people out of power. i've got devastation on the shore. i've got floods in the northern part of my state. if you think right now i give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me. >> brian: i got to ask you, do you have enough firefighters and rescue people? are you asking for help from other states at this point if people are watching electric a state that's not affected, can they -- is there a place for them to go if they have the skills you need? >> sure. we are getting a lot of h
of mitt romney talking him up for president of the united states. i know he and the president off the campaign trail today, although we hear that perhaps he's going to -- mr. romney may do some storm-related events. is there any possibility that governor romney may go to new jersey to tour some of the damage with you? >> i have no idea, nor am i the least bit concerned or interested. i've got a job to do here in new jersey that's much bigger than presidential politics and i could care...
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, even here in ohio. >> reporter: still, romney did not entirely abandon politics. >> the people of the entire nation are counting on ohio because my guess is -- my guess is that if ohio votes me in as president, i'll be the next president of the united states. >> reporter: both candidates have cancelled all of their own public events for today. the president was supposed to be in colorado and wisconsin, and mr. romney had planned to be in new hampshire, but this doesn't mean the campaigns are not still battling below the radar. the latest flashpoint, a romney tv ad running in ohio making this claim about jeep. >> obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who are going to build jeeps in china. >> reporter: campaigning in ohio with former president clinton, vice president biden blasted the ad as false. >> chrysler has fellow bliged to go public and say there is no truth to this. jeep has no intention of shifting production of its jeep models out of north america to china. >> reporter: and while mitt romney is technically not campaigning today, he's doing a
, even here in ohio. >> reporter: still, romney did not entirely abandon politics. >> the people of the entire nation are counting on ohio because my guess is -- my guess is that if ohio votes me in as president, i'll be the next president of the united states. >> reporter: both candidates have cancelled all of their own public events for today. the president was supposed to be in colorado and wisconsin, and mr. romney had planned to be in new hampshire, but this doesn't mean...
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but i've been traveling all over the country, obviously on behalf of mitt romney and our candidates and i can tell you, our veterans are angry. they're angry and they no longer trust the commander in chief because this debauchle has been not only what happened is infuriated them, but all of this cover-up. you know, right after the raid on bin laden, within 24 hours, we practically knew every detail, some details we never should have been told. now it's seven weeks and we still have not had the kind of information -- the american people have not had the kind of information that is necessary. one of our veterans, i said, this could be as bad as watergate and one of our veterans said yeah, but nobody died in watergate. four brave americans. three of them veterans. obviously there has been a delay, unacceptable stories and probably the worst is this continued for days and days narrative that it was a spontaneous demonstration caused by a hateful video. we know that's not true. why did the president keep saying that day after day, send out his u.n. ambassador? american people deserve answers
but i've been traveling all over the country, obviously on behalf of mitt romney and our candidates and i can tell you, our veterans are angry. they're angry and they no longer trust the commander in chief because this debauchle has been not only what happened is infuriated them, but all of this cover-up. you know, right after the raid on bin laden, within 24 hours, we practically knew every detail, some details we never should have been told. now it's seven weeks and we still have not had the...
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hopefully your thoughts and prayers will join with mine and people across the country as you think about those folks in harm's way. >> reporter: earlier in the day in northern ohio romney struck a somber tone. >> a lot of people are enduring some very difficult times. our hearts and our prayers go to them as we think about how tough it's going to be there. >> reporter: he also asked supporters to help those along the east coast with donations to organizations like the red cross. but the storm is taking romney off the trail at a critical time after a rise in poll numbers and surging momentum. he canceled rallies in swing states like ohio iowa wisconsin, new jersey and virginia states where a bipartisan message could appeal to independents and the few remaining undecided voters. with the hurricane lashing the east coast, romney toned down his criticism of the president. but he also continued to push a theme that if elected, he would reach across the aisle. >> i'll meet regularly with democrat leadership republican leadership, work for the common interest of the people of america, put the i
hopefully your thoughts and prayers will join with mine and people across the country as you think about those folks in harm's way. >> reporter: earlier in the day in northern ohio romney struck a somber tone. >> a lot of people are enduring some very difficult times. our hearts and our prayers go to them as we think about how tough it's going to be there. >> reporter: he also asked supporters to help those along the east coast with donations to organizations like the red...
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caller: this country is based on so-called christianity. i will tell you this, if they choose mitt romney, who believed that jesus was not borne by the holy spirit -- host: we are going to save the religious lesson for another day. on the republican line, chris, your review on at the election in the state of new york. caller: i feel very lonely as a republican in new york. i would like to make comments on michael bloomberg. you referred to him as governor bloomberg, he is the mayor. it is focused on climate change. mr. bloomberg is supposed to be a business expert. it says nothing about the future of this country under president obama's second administration. and something else about michael bloomberg. staten island is in ruins. one-third of manhattan is without power for five days. he will have the new york city marathon start in staten island and run throughout the five boroughs through the midst of devastation. it is more than that, it is elitism. i appreciate your callers that call and with their religious and other beliefs. i am a poli
caller: this country is based on so-called christianity. i will tell you this, if they choose mitt romney, who believed that jesus was not borne by the holy spirit -- host: we are going to save the religious lesson for another day. on the republican line, chris, your review on at the election in the state of new york. caller: i feel very lonely as a republican in new york. i would like to make comments on michael bloomberg. you referred to him as governor bloomberg, he is the mayor. it is...
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now that's under water. [ mitt romney ] we have to wowork on a collaborative basi. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. i'm mitt romney, i'm drinkin' a dunkin' latte. i'm in love with my dunkin' latte. it is a treat. they're packed with flavor. it's my kind of latte. try the simply delicious latte everyone can enjoy. america runs on dunkin'! >>> flooding fears forcing some people in huntington, virginia to evacuate their homes last night. some 1900 residents in the new bell -- in the bellevue, new alexandria neighborhoods were put on alert that they too could be evacuated. crews are monitoring the situation, but as of now things are
now that's under water. [ mitt romney ] we have to wowork on a collaborative basi. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before,...
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governor romney at a rally in findley, ohio, here is what he said. in the country are a little nervous about a storm, about to hit the coast and our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. [ applause ] >> he mentioned -- you mentioned the president wheels up from orlando back to d.c he had flown into orlando last night for a rally that was supposed to happen this morning. former president bill clinton will go ahead with that rally and yesterday, before he left for florida, the president met with fema director craig fugate at the fema headquarters. here is what he said about the impending storm. >> my message to the governors, as well as to the mayors is anything they need, we will be there. we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. we want to make sure we are anticipating and leaning forward into making sure we've got the best possible response. >> everybody is talking about the immediate impact of sandy. but then there is a lot of discussion as well about wha
governor romney at a rally in findley, ohio, here is what he said. in the country are a little nervous about a storm, about to hit the coast and our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. [ applause ] >> he mentioned -- you mentioned the president wheels up from orlando back to d.c he had flown into orlando last night for a rally that was supposed to happen this morning. former president bill clinton will go ahead with that rally and yesterday,...
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it moves romney into an awkward situation. anything he does looks blatantly political or needy he's not in the equation when the country is under siege from a massive storm. >> the president of the united states went to the fema command center which by the way was it cynical or maybe the people running the campaign said we need to get him there. the president was doing what presidents do. what does mitt romney do? >> real quickly this close to the election does it matter if they got to cancel these rallies and what about their ad? if you're wall to wall coverage in these markets the television ads aren't airing? >> they are not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously pennsylvania matters as well because mitt romney's people believe they are closing that race. but it does change everything. the key here is to not look too political. if you do that that could be a backlash not only in the states along the coastline that are
it moves romney into an awkward situation. anything he does looks blatantly political or needy he's not in the equation when the country is under siege from a massive storm. >> the president of the united states went to the fema command center which by the way was it cynical or maybe the people running the campaign said we need to get him there. the president was doing what presidents do. what does mitt romney do? >> real quickly this close to the election does it matter if they got...
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meantime, both president obama and republican rival mitt romney have put their campaign trips on hold because of the storm and the need to deal with its aftermath. >>> iranian state television says the country's army has launched two days of ground and air maneuvers near the iraqi border. state media says the exercises are aimed at upgrading combat readiness and increasing deterrents against possible attacks. the war games come at a time of escalating tensions with the west over iran's nuclear program. >>> there appears to be high level fall-out from the apple-mac fee arrivingo. long-time head of iphone software development todd forstall will be leaving next year. apple did not give a reason, but it was his division that oversaw the update that replaced google maps with apple's first mapping app. that app drew so much criticism, apple apologized to its customers. >>> intrepid late night host jimmy fallon did not let the storm stop his release. he opened the store on almost the desserted streets, and then he delivered his monologue without a studio audience. >> thank you. welcome to la
meantime, both president obama and republican rival mitt romney have put their campaign trips on hold because of the storm and the need to deal with its aftermath. >>> iranian state television says the country's army has launched two days of ground and air maneuvers near the iraqi border. state media says the exercises are aimed at upgrading combat readiness and increasing deterrents against possible attacks. the war games come at a time of escalating tensions with the west over iran's...